Re: Starting FreeBSD from AlphaBIOS

Paul V. Bolotoff <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.os.freebsd.devel.alpha
Message-ID <[email protected]>
As much as I'm aware of, you cannot. There is a Linux trick with a small DOS
partition sized at about 1Mb which is right enough for a loader (linload.exe +
MILO) to fit. This is a floppy disk typically. Not the most elegant approach, but
it works. However, it's the only way to make use of some Alpha hardware
(AlphaBIOS only, no SRM console at all).

Paul

On Fri Nov 30  9:50 , 'Ruzsinszky Attila' <[email protected]> sent:

>Hi,
>
>Can I start my FreeBSD from AlphaBIOS? If yes, how?
>Or how can I switch back to SRM from AlphaBIOS?
>
>I'm on the serial console and after I started AlphaBIOS
>I just can push the reset button on the machine. And if am I
>far from the machine?
>
>TIA,
>Ruzsi
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